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Dell PowerEdge XE9680 Server

As Dell’s first 8-way GPU server, the Dell PowerEdge XE9680 server is designed to drive cutting-edge AI, machine learning, and deep learning neural network applications. Powered by 6x hot-swap redundant 2800W Titanium PSUs, the server supports dual 5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors with up to 64 cores per processor. The front panel sports up to 10x front-facing x16 full-height, half-length PCIe Gen 5 slots and up to 8x 2.5-inch NVMe SSD drives. An optional OCP 3.0 card can be installed for additional network ports and link speeds. Under the hood, the chassis supports 32x DDR5 memory RDIMM slots for a maximum capacity of up to 4TB and speeds up to 4800 MT/s.
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Dell PowerEdge XE9680 Server - System Overview

Dell PowerEdge XE9680 server front

The system can also be outfitted with up to 16x EDSFF E3.S thin NVMe drives for increased storage capacity. Offering 1.5x more GPU-GPU communication capacity than the previous generation, training performance can is improved. Using NVIDIA NVLink technology, users can choose between 8x NVIDIA HGX H100 80GB 700W SXM5 GPUs or 8x NVIDIA HGX A100 80GB 500W SXM4 GPUs for a balance of performance and power. In addition, the 6U PowerEdge XE9680 server supports the following controller cards:

Dell PowerEdge XE9680 server rear

  • Internal BOOT: Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (NVMe BOSS-N1): HWRAID 1, 2 x M.2 SSDs
  • Software RAID: The integrated S160 controller provides software RAID for NVMe

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Dell PowerEdge XE9680 Server - Specifications

Processor - 2 Sockets

  • 2x 5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors with up to 64 cores per processor
  • 2x 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors with up to 56 cores per processor

Memory

  • 32x DDR5 DIMM slots
  • Supports RDIMM 4TB max
  • Speed: Up to 4800MT/s

Storage

    Front bays:
  • Up to 8 x 2.5-inch NVMe SSD drives

Expansion Slots

  • Up to 10 x16 Gen5 (x16 PCIe) full-height, half-length

Controllers

  • Internal boot: Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (NVMe BOSS-N1): HWRAID 1, 2 x M.2 SSDs
  • Software RAID: S160

Ports

    Front Ports

  • 1 x USB 2.0
  • 1 x VGA
  • 1 x iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB) port

    • Rear Ports

  • 1 x iDRAC9 (RJ45) ethernet port
  • 1 x VGA
  • 1 x USB 2.0
  • 1 x USB 3.0

OS Compatibility

  • Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Power Supply

  • 2800W Titanium 200-240 VAC or 240 VDC, hot swap redundant

Cooling Options

  • Up to 6 High performance (HPR) gold grade fans installed in mid tray
  • Up to 10 High performance (HPR) gold grade fans installed on the rear of the system
  • All are hot swap fans
  • Air cooling

Management

  • iDRAC9
  • iDRAC Direct
  • iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish
  • iDRAC Service Module

Security

  • Cryptographically signed firmware
  • Data at Rest Encryption (SEDs with local or external key mgmt)
  • Secure Boot
  • Secured Component Verification (Hardware integrity check)
  • Secure Erase
  • Silicon Root of Trust
  • System Lockdown (requires iDRAC9 Enterprise or Datacenter)
  • TPM 2.0 FIPS, CC-TCG certified, TPM 2.0 China NationZ

Chassis

  • Height — 263.2 mm (10.36 inches)
  • Width — 482.0 mm (18.97 inches)
  • Depth — 1008.77 mm (39.71 inches) with bezel
  • Depth – 995 mm (39.17 inches) without bezel
  • Weight —107 kg (235.89 pounds)

Dell PowerEdge XE9680 Server - Documentation

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